Not long after, He Qianmin saw Jiang Chen and Shi Fengyue from afar through the crowd.
Shi Fengyue said something in Jiang Chen's ear. The two of them stepped back a little and smiled at each other. He Qianmin felt a surge of anger in his chest and immediately quickened his pace.
"elder brother!"
Jiang Chen turned his head, a smile still on his face: "You're back."
"Were you guys just--" He Qianmin was about to complain, but when he saw Shi Fengyue's half-smile, he somehow held it back, as if he would lose if he complained.
"What?" Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows.
"Nothing." He Qianmin paused, his eyes fell on the bracelets on the stall in front. He took two steps, naturally squeezed away Shi Fengyue, and asked Jiang Chen: "Brother, what do you think about giving this to mom?"
Jiang Chen was also looking at the bracelet just now. Seeing that the one He Qianmin picked was indeed very suitable for Yang Yun's temperament, he smiled and said, "Very good."
"What about this one?" He Qianmin picked up another string: "Do you think Auntie will like this?"
Jiang Chen thought for a moment and said, "Aunt is usually in the laboratory, so she probably has few opportunities to wear the bracelet. It would be better to give her something else."
"That's right." He Qianmin put down the bracelet and picked up the silk scarf beside her: "What do you think of this one? It's the blue color that Auntie likes."
"very beautiful."
"Then I'll give you this." He Qianmin handed the bracelet and scarf to the boss: "Please help me pack them up. How much do you want for them together?"
"168." The boss said with a smile, "You two are brothers, right? You're picking gifts for your family? How filial! I'll round off the number for you, and just give me 160."
"Thank you." He Qianmin searched his pockets, paused, and turned to look at Jiang Chen: "Brother, my money is in the pocket of the clothes I wore before, do you have any money?"
Jiang Chen had been at the research institute these days and had no need to spend money. He went straight to the airport as soon as he came out, and he didn't have a penny on him. He turned to look at Shi Fengyue: "Did you bring any money?"
"Yes."
Shi Fengyue touched his pocket, and the corner of his mouth, which was originally raised, froze. He touched another pocket, but there was nothing.
He Qianmin crossed his arms and sneered, "Did you bring it?"
Jiang Chen chuckled and raised his eyes and asked, "Did you forget to bring it?"
Shi Fengyue retracted his fingers, put them in his trouser pockets, looked away and said, "I just came out of the hotel and it's still there."
"Sorry, boss." Jiang Chen laughed and said to his boss, "I'm sorry for taking up your time."
"Don't delay, don't delay. I set up a stall here for people to see." The stall owner smiled and reminded: "Your money must have been stolen. It's crowded here, so be careful with your wallet and phone."
Without money, they couldn’t continue shopping, so the three of them had to return to the hotel.
Shi Fengyue had been away from the exchange group for a whole day, and he had also lost his ID card, so he had to go to the person in charge of the exchange group to explain the situation. Jiang Chen took He Qianmin back to the newly opened room.
As soon as He Qianmin sat down, Jiang Chen got straight to the point: "Tell me, what are you doing in Mingcheng?"
"I found some clues." He Qianmin approached Jiang Chen and showed him his phone: "This guy has been in contact with He Qianjian every year since He Qianjian was in junior high school."
Jiang Chen opened the enlarged photo and saw only a blurry face. "Who is this?"
"A small smuggling leader in Southern Province." He Qianmin said, "I only found out that he smuggled many kinds of things, but in small quantities. He usually smuggled rare plants or jade. They traded in Mingcheng today."
Jiang Chen's tone was emotionless: "So you broke into someone's smuggling territory?"
"I just want to confirm whether that person is someone who is in contact with He Qianjian..." He Qianmin's voice became lower and lower.
"What happens after it's confirmed?"
He Qianmin: "I didn't think that much."
"Do you know how dangerous what you did today is?" Jiang Chen had a blank expression on his face. He leaned forward slightly to be at eye level with He Qianmin. "Those people are engaged in smuggling. None of them has clean hands. If you are caught by them, you may even lose your life. Have you thought about this before you acted impulsively?"
He Qianmin lowered his head, pursed his lips, and said nothing.
Jiang Chen said calmly: "Look up."
"Brother..." He Qianmin slowly raised his head and called carefully.
"How do you know that He Qianjian was in contact with that person?"
He Qianmin was stunned for two seconds and immediately replied: "I saw a document in He Qianjian's room before. It recorded many rare plants and a list. There was a string of numbers in it. I saw He Qianjian took it, so I sent someone to check in this direction."
Although Jiang Chen knew that He Qianmin had sent people to investigate He Qianjian, he didn't expect that he would actually find out anything.
"Why would he look for smugglers..." Jiang Chen frowned and pondered.
"Could that person be the one helping him behind the scenes?" He Qianmin guessed, "But I found out that the little leader started smuggling when He Qianjian was in the second grade of junior high school. It's unlikely given his financial strength. Besides, this person was born and raised in Southern Province, and his parents and relatives have no connection with our family, so it's unlikely that the person behind He Qianjian is him."
"Since you know he's not the one behind He Qianjian, why are you still taking the risk?"
He Qianmin curled his lips: "That's all I found out. Of course I want to follow the clues and kick He Qianjian out of our house as soon as possible. If I can find evidence that he is involved in smuggling, it would be even better. Then I can put him in jail directly and he won't have to harm Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang."
Jiang Chen warned calmly: "No matter what, don't do such dangerous things in the future."
"I see." He Qianmin bowed his head and admitted his mistake. He carefully looked at Jiang Chen's face. Seeing that he was not angry, he immediately continued, "Brother, I also found out that when He Qianjian was in the second grade of junior high school, he transferred all the money he had received to an account. That account was the account of this little boss. I suspect that when this little boss first started smuggling, the starting capital was provided by He Qianjian."
With the help of the system, He Qianjian started investing since junior high school, so he should have some spare money, but he should have been very careful in managing his account so as not to be caught by He Qianmin.
"How did you find his account?"
He Qianmin: "Ask a hacker to check it."
"Where did you find the hacker?"
"Yingwang." He Qianmin asked: "Brother, do you know Yiwang? It is the most powerful hacker website in our country."
"How do you have a Wingnet account?"
"Brother Mo gave it to me." Afraid that Jiang Chen would not remember Mo Xi, He Qianmin reminded him, "He is Shi Fengyue's uncle."
Jiang Chen has basically guessed who He Qianmin asked for help. If it was C, it would not be difficult to find He Qianjian's account.
Some time ago, Mo Xi's attitude towards him suddenly changed 180 degrees. Sometimes when he met him in Li De, he would walk around him. Jiang Chen didn't quite understand it before, but later he learned from C about Mo Xi's story of "a friend who didn't recognize a great god and now doesn't know what to do with a great god who is younger than his friend". Only then did he match 196 with Mo Xi.
He also thought about making things clear with Mo Xi and asking him not to care about it, but later on he was too busy and had not met Mo Xi again, so he forgot about it. He did not expect that He Qianmin had been in contact with him all the time.
"That website has a ranking list, and the top 26 are all top hackers. The one Mo Xi helped me find was C, who was ranked third." He Qianmin said, "Brother, I think if you were on the website, you would definitely be among the top few."
Jiang Chen curled his lips, and He Qianmin came over and said, "Mo Xi said that Shi Fengyue also has a Yiwang account and is also ranked in the top 26. Brother, who do you think is better, you or Shi Fengyue?"
"Shi Fengyue is nine years older than you. Is it polite for you to call him by his name like that?" Jiang Chen tapped He Qianmin on the head and said, "Call me brother from now on."
"I don't call him brother." He Qianmin curled his lips: "I would rather call him uncle, or just call him Shi Gou..."
Jiang Chen didn't hear the last two words clearly, "What do you mean by directly calling me?"
"Nothing." He Qianmin defended, "My name is Mo Xige, and Mo Xige is Shi Fengyue's uncle, so I am of the same generation as Mo Xige. In this case, Shi Fengyue is actually my junior, so it is not normal for me to call him by his name."
Although Jiang Chen didn't know why He Qianmin and Shi Fengyue were so at odds, Shi Fengyue didn't care much about titles. He just reminded her casually and didn't intend to hold on to this matter. Now he wanted to find out more about He Qianjian's situation.
After a moment's silence, he asked, "Did He Qianjian have any dealings with that leader?"
"Yes." He Qianmin said, "They are all flowers, plants and jade. However, this smuggling leader seems to be looking for a rare plant that is about to become extinct. I ran into them trading today, and it seems to be that plant."
"He Qianjian likes flowers and plants?"
He Qianmin shook his head: "He has never watered the garden downstairs in our house. But there are many books related to plants in his room. Not only plants, but also many other kinds of books. I just haven't seen him flip through them many times."
"Brother." He Qianmin returned to the previous topic: "Why do you think He Qianjian is looking for someone to do smuggling?"
Jiang Chen frowned and said nothing. He also felt that this matter was very unusual.
With the system in hand, He Qianjian found it easy to invest and make money. He didn't need to take the risk of doing such illegal things. Besides, he couldn't be unaware that once the He family found out that he was in partnership with others for smuggling, he would definitely not end well.
Moreover, according to his understanding, although He Qianjian was eager for quick success and instant benefits, he was always cautious in doing things. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was extremely cautious. With so many legitimate ways to make money, smuggling was definitely a project that was extremely risky and had very low returns and was not worth investing in for him.
Under such circumstances, He Qianjian insisted on doing this thankless task which could easily lead to failure for four years. There must be some reason why he had to do this.
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